She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children’s books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr. Conductor ...

By contrast, the steam engines that preceded the internal combustion engines and electric trains of today were anything ... Newcomen engine after its creator Thomas Newcomen — was also ...

Locomotives are the mighty machines that make trains go! From the earliest steam engines puffing smoke to today’s super-speedy electric trains, locomotives have been powering railways for over 200 ...